Tuesday, 5 February 2013

As im on the well published spendng ban, my only real currency as said before is swapping.
I am in the middle of 3 box swaps, all in different stages.
i LOVE doing box swaps. You and the other person discuss what you like, what you dont like and a price limit for the box, and off you go!
It really is so much fun putting one together...then you send it....then you start to get nervous that the other person wont like it...!! And you sit and bite your nails for a few days until you get a message to say they loved it (well all mine have been so far!!!) and you breath a sigh of relief, and sit and wait eagerly for yours!!!

My first one has been from a great girl in Ireland, who luckily liked my box, and im expecting hers anyday and i cant wait! I know im going to love it!

11th February 2013
Whoop! Whoop! My box arrived today from my Lovely Irish Swapper, and i couldnt wait to share them on here!
The Limit on this one was £15 and its gobsmacking the amount of items you can get for that amount...
Check it out...!

A Gorgeous Set of Glittery Nail Varnishes (one of my major weakness!!)

A couple of
tealight holders, which is perfect for me as i have a ton of candles of all
sorts, and love them!
Love the simplicity of this pair -sometimes simple is more striking!

This
is a lifesaver on days when you just dont have the energy to wash the hair and
its looking a wee bit lack lustre and needs a bit of a umph! I love Dry
Shampoo, it covers a multitude of sins and gives your a hair a break from
blow drying and straightening (in my case!!) for a day!

Wow, 4
mascaras!! This helps as i was going to do a mascara test on the blog, its been
slightly postponed, but is definetely in the pipline!

The one on
the right is "Volume Boost mascara" from Primark. Anything with
VOLUME in the title can only be good!

The next is
from Ted Baker, the brush looks great on this one.

Next to that
is Collection 2000 "Longer Lash" and the gorgeous pink tube is from
Chit chat called "Lash Building Mascara" - a lovely thick brush
to use! If the Chit Chat is as good as its chubby stick lipstick, ill be very
happy!!

Lipcote is a fantastic
product! Keeps any lipstick, gloss or balm in place for ages, and doesnt leave
any marks on cups from drinking! Love this item! Two gorgeous lipsticks, the
one on the left is from maybelline Watershine Gloss in colour "Natural
Sunset". The No7 next to it is in a vibrant colour called Classic
Rose and is really pretty!

Oh wow! This smells heavenly -might be coming with me on holiday, it has that
kind of scent on it...or maybe leave it till after my hols to remind me of the
sun, sand and relaxation!!

i
LOVE this! Its a mega pretty case, and inside has my favorite of smokey
colours, with a mirror, a brush and even a handy "how to" guide! Love
this!!

I
know alot of people are massive fans of Soap and Glory, and maybe its because
ive not tried much of the range, but i don't really go out of my way to buy any
kind of item from theirs apart from their body sprays.

They smell so fresh and seem to last for ages!

This one is the moisturising spray which is lovely when it absorbs into the
skin.

Very happy with this one!! :)

A
couple of nail items to play with!! Ive never actually used nail wraps, despite
having them, but i might have an afternoon playing with these wraps and see how
they like my short nails!
Next to it as a little tub of sparkling circles that would brighten up a nail
once glued into place.
Another happy item as ive never tried them, and this makes me want to just sit
and have a Nail play afternoon!!!!

And
to top the box off, some smaller items and samples which are always great to
have to see if i'll buy the product in the future!

On
the right hand side picture there is a 30ml bottle of the devine scented MONU
Instant Radiance micro exfoiliant (ooh this looks great to try!).Next is a 10ml
tube of MATIS Intensive Firming Body Cream, a small tube of Olay Regenerist
3-point treatment cream and a gorgeous No7 single eyeshadow in a sparkly
charcoal colour.

In
the left hand side picture is a few sachets to try. From the left is Boots
Natural Collection Rosemary & witch Hazel Fce Mask. sounds great for my
tired skin! Next to that is a Hydrating hair Mask (fab!). Then a 60g
sachet of Sanctuary Salt Scrub -this im looking forward to trying as my mum
swears by it, but ive never tried it, and the full sized tub is quite pricey!
Last but not least is a hair Mask for Dry or Damaged hair (which i guess i
qualify for with my colouring and straightening!).

So
thats my £15 box that i recieved. Im really, really happy with it, and a huge
thank you to my swappee!

I hope this also shows you that for the price of one of the commercial boxes that only have 4 or 5 items in, most of the time, you wouldnt use, you could get something like this, with a ton of items that you WOULD use!

4 comments:

eeeeepppp!!!!! glad u got it & have the blog post up already im impressed!!! the candle holders go upside down & u can stick in the long candles in them 2 , & the mint thing round theeyeshadow pallet is a hair tye i love these ones !!!!